Pioneer DVR-530H - Manual (Page 2)

• You can only record to Dual Layer DVD-R discs using this unit in Video mode. You cannot record to these discs
using VR mode.
• When recording to a Dual Layer DVD-R disc, if the recording layer switches from the first layer to the second, titles
are automatically divided.
• You can record up to 99 titles on a single disc. Therefore, if the 99th title spans both the first and second layers of
the disc, recording is canceled.
• This unit cannot play back, record additional material to or edit (including finalizing) unfinalized discs that have
been recorded in Video mode on another DVD recorder.
• When playback switches from the first to the second layer of the disc, you may notice a pause in playback.
• If you intend to play back Dual Layer DVD-R discs recorded on this unit in other DVD recorders/players, you must
finalize the discs. (Even so, discs may not be played back on some DVD recorders/players.)
• Once a disc is finalized, it cannot be recorded to or edited.
• The finalizing process may take longer than when finalizing conventional DVD-R discs. The longer the remaining
recordable time left on the disc, the longer the finalization process takes.
• With normal-speed dubbing, titles are divided at the point where copying switches from the first to the second
layer. However, thumbnail images for the titles may differ from the original thumbnail images.
In addition, if the number of titles exceeds 99, the last title will not be copied.
• With high-speed dubbing, titles are not divided at the point where the layers change.
• About the Copy screen:
Notes on using Dual Layer DVD-R discs
Recording
Playback
Finalizing
Copying
1 > 2 > 3
3.2G
6.3G
DVD-R
Video Mode
HDD
SP
Recording Mode
Finalize
Return
Recording Mode
Input Disc Name
Finalize
Start Copy
Copy List Total
Current DVD Remain
Copy Time 0h14m
SP
Copy HDD DVD (Video Mode)
Start Copy
When recording spans both the
first and second layers of the
disc, the Copy List Total bar
graph indicator turns purple.
With normal speed dubbing, all of
the titles may fit onto the first layer
even if the Copy List Total bar
graph changes color.
When the first layer of the disc
is full, recording begins on the
second layer. In this case, the
length of the bar graph
indicator is shortened by half.
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